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First Principles Of The Oracles Of God Lesson 6 3. What does the incident involving Nadab & Abihu teach us about authority? (Lev. 10:1-2) 4. From 2 Chron. 26:16-20, besides doing the right thing, what else does authority teach us? (cp. Ex. 30:7) 5. What does the statement from the apostles in Acts 15:24 suggest about authority? What does it say about the apostles, and also those who were teaching contrary to them? 6. In Jer. 2:13, God compares His will to what man often uses as a substitute. What did Jehovah label that for which the people had forsaken Him? What comparison do you think is being made? 7. Comment below on some of the “broken cisterns” used as authority in religion in lieu of the Bible. Try to use a Bible passage that will illustrate your answer(s). Parents Conscience Human wisdom Preachers Feelings Human creeds 24
First Principles Of The Oracles Of God Lesson 6 The Authority Of Christ & The Apostles Our appeal should not just be made to the authority of the New Testament. Rather, we should appeal to the authority of Jesus Christ. Without Christ, the Bible is meaningless. By what He did, Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament. By who He is, Christ made possible the New Testament which tells us about Him. As an extension of Himself, Jesus hand-chose and sent out certain men (“apostles”) to carry on His work after His departure. Saying the apostles had “authority” doesn’t deify them; it simply recognizes the special role into which the Lord placed them. When one “receives” the words of an apostle, he is, in fact, listening to Christ and to the Father who sent Him into the world (cp. Lk. 10:16; Jn. 13:20). When one faithfully abides by and teaches what the apostles taught, he teaches what Jesus Christ taught (cp. Mt. 28:20). Their teachings are inseparable. They are identical in nature. Therefore, we understand the authority of Jesus Christ to be inherent...the authority of His apostles is delegated. The Authority of Jesus Christ When wrestling with any religious issue, our final appeal must be to Christ. In all reality, His word is the “final word” (cp. Heb. 1:1-2). Establishing the authority of Jesus goes a long way towards establishing the authority of the New Testament. Notice the different ways in which Jesus expressed His authority: � by the claims He made about Himself - He claimed to have been sent by the Father (Jn. 7:16-17; 12:48-50; 14:23-24) - who is He according to Heb. 3:1? � by the claims He made about man’s destiny - how we treat Him determines our eternal future (Lk. 12:8-9) - how are we described based on our reaction to His words? (Mt. 7:24, 26) � by the authority inherent in His works - these works bore witness that He had been sent by God (Jn. 5:36) - what could Jesus do? (Mt. 9:1-8) - what did Jesus ask His disciples to do in Jn. 14:10-11? - for what purpose were the works of Jesus recorded? (Jn. 20:30-31) 25
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